Hair curling device



g- 1932- R. E. DRANNON ET AL 1,370,495

HAIR CURLING DEVI CE Filed July 17, 1931 Ismaentor ROY E.DRANNON NAT W.KENISON d m'attomeg Patented Aug. 9, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOY E. DBANNON AN D NAT W. KENI ESON, OI BEXLEY, OHIO HAIR OUBLING DEVICE Application filed July 17, 1931.

herein shown and described, the features of.

30 novelty being finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 illustrates in side elevation the implement according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the curling iron on a larger scale.

Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line III-- 111, Fig. 2.

In the views 5 designates the curling iron about which the hair to be curled is wound, said iron being a hollow body closed at its outer end, contracted along its middle and provided with numerous perforations 6. The base of the iron is made with a sleeve 7 to receive a handle 8 of wood, hard rubber or other suitable material. Said base also has two longitudinal perforations 9 and 10 discharging into the iron.

The handle 8 has in it two longitudinal pipes 11 and 12 connected with the perforations 9 and 10 respectively, the first (11) for conducting steam into the iron and second (12) for conducting cool air into said iron.

For sn 1 in steam the pipe 11 has connected to ilz it i s rear end a flexible hose 13 to convey steam under pressure from a suitable source. For supplying cool air the pipe 12 has connected to it a flexible hose 14 to convey air under pressure from a suitable source. The admission of steam and air is controlled by means of a slide valve 15 (see Figs. 2 and 3) provided with two openings 16 and 17, the stem of which is provided with a press button 15 and a spring 18 for normally holding the valve in position to close both steam and air passages. A cross pin 15 in the end of the valve 16 limits the urge of the spring 18. The openings 16 and 17 are so arranged (as for example as shown) so that by pressing the button with the thumb of the operator Serial No. 551,458.

holding the handle to partially move the valve so that the opening 16 is first alined with the steam passage to permit steam alone to be supplied the iron, and afterwards by a further or final movement of the valve to bring the opening 17 into alinement with air passages to admit cool air to the iron. When the steam supply is opened the air passa e is closed and when the air supply is opene the steam supply is closed.

Cooperating with the iron is a lever pivoted on the base of the iron at 20 having a hair holder 21 at one end and an operating handle 22 at the other.

In practice the hair is'curled around the 1IOI1 and held by the holder which is pressed down against the curl, as usual on some other implements. The steam is then first admitted to the iron, said steam exiting through the perforations of the iron and the surrounding hair. After the application of steam has sufficiently set the curled hair, cool air is then admitted as described and the curl rapidly cooled, after which the holder is released and the iron removed from the curl.

The forms of the parts can be changed without departing from the gist of the invention as claimed.

What we claim is:

1. A hair curling device comprising a tubular perforated iron about which the hair to be curled is wound, means for supplying steam and air to the interior of said iron, a handle for said iron, and control means in said handle for alternately admitting the steam and air to said iron.

2. A hair curling device comprising a tu bular perforated iron, a clamp for the hair pivoted thereto and about which iron and clamp the hair to be curled is wound, means for supplying steam and air to the interior of said iron, a handle for said iron, and control means in said handle for alternately admitting the steam and air to said iron.

3. A hair curling device comprising a tubular perforated iron about which the hair to be curled is wound, means for supplying steam and air to the interior of said iron, a handle for said iron, and control means in said handle for supplying the steam and air,

said control means being common to both the steam and air supply.

4. A heir curling device comprising a tubular erforated iron gradually contracted towar its middle, a clamp for the hair hinged thereto and about which iron and clamp the hair to be curled is wound, and means for y su lying steam and air to the interior of S111 iron.

ROY E. DRANNON. NAT. W. KENISON. 

